Mainstreaming climate change in ADB operations: climate change implementation plan for the Pacific (2009-2015)

This plan provides a framework for leveraging additional climate change investment funds, and to help Pacific countries develop and implement regional, national, and sectoral climate change investments and action plans to 2015. It outlines the need to scale up climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, and to invest in capacity development as part of this process. It states that mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation responses in the development planning process is critical.

The report aims to further guide the Asia Development Bank's operations in the Pacific by promoting mainstreaming of climate change considerations into national development policies, plans and programs, and into its own operations activities. It intends to benefit ADB’s developing member countries by outlining options for assisting them to cope with adverse impacts of climate change.